Woods wrote:It's so strange - it seems like even in Finland they have signs with several different types of Sámi languages one after another. Does anyone learn and use these "languages," or is it more of a joke - like Cornish in the South of England etc.?
Woods wrote: is it more of a joke -
Woods wrote:these "languages,"
Woods wrote:Any plans to make a common standard language for all those Sámis in Finland, Sweden and Norway?
Woods wrote:even in Finland
Woods wrote:they have signs with several different types of Sámi languages one after another. Does anyone learn and use these "languages," or is it more of a joke - like Cornish in the South of England etc.?
Naava wrote:Why would they need a common standard language and where would it come from?
Woods wrote:Naava wrote:Why would they need a common standard language and where would it come from?
Why would they need it - to have more literature to indulge in and influence outside of their small community, as well as communicate with more people of very close cultures outside of their village or country?
linguoboy wrote:Woods wrote:Naava wrote:Why would they need a common standard language and where would it come from?
Why would they need it - to have more literature to indulge in and influence outside of their small community, as well as communicate with more people of very close cultures outside of their village or country?
They already have standard languages for that: Finnish, Swedish, English, Norwegian...
awrui wrote:linguoboy wrote:Woods wrote:Naava wrote:Why would they need a common standard language and where would it come from?
Why would they need it - to have more literature to indulge in and influence outside of their small community, as well as communicate with more people of very close cultures outside of their village or country?
They already have standard languages for that: Finnish, Swedish, English, Norwegian...
Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Russian are the languages of the colonists, not "standerd languages". A lot of Saami people are suffering from language and identity loss. Please be more respectful.
Also, I prefer writing Saami instead of Sámi.. Sámi comes from the North Saami language, and is not inclusive to other Saami languages and cultures.
awrui wrote:Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Russian are the languages of the colonists, not "standerd languages". A lot of Saami people are suffering from language and identity loss. Please be more respectful.
Also, I prefer writing Saami instead of Sámi.. Sámi comes from the North Saami language, and is not inclusive to other Saami languages and cultures.
Linguaphile wrote:But most Saami organizations that span several language varieties provide information in all of the relevant Saami languages and use interpreters. This is basically how it is done in any other situation in which several languages are working together - not unlike the United Nations having six official languages or the EU having three procedural languages and a couple dozen official languages.
Woods wrote:Linguaphile wrote:But most Saami organizations that span several language varieties provide information in all of the relevant Saami languages and use interpreters. This is basically how it is done in any other situation in which several languages are working together - not unlike the United Nations having six official languages or the EU having three procedural languages and a couple dozen official languages.
I wonder if after Brexit we'll get rid of English. Unlikely, but I'd like to see this happen.
Woods wrote:also it really sucks when everybody in the world learns and speaks only one language. Traditionally French and German were more important here.
Woods wrote:awrui wrote:Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Russian are the languages of the colonists, not "standerd languages". A lot of Saami people are suffering from language and identity loss. Please be more respectful.
Also, I prefer writing Saami instead of Sámi.. Sámi comes from the North Saami language, and is not inclusive to other Saami languages and cultures.
Yeah, I guess you have a point to make but you're asking people to be respectful while you're nothing like it. Learn to behave if you want people to discuss with you!
Woods wrote:How long are we going to watch Hollywood movies and grow up with the same stuff as the entire world?
linguoboy wrote:Woods wrote:Yeah, I guess you have a point to make but you're asking people to be respectful while you're nothing like it. Learn to behave if you want people to discuss with you!
I don't see where awrui's been disrespectful. Maybe you wanted to hear "Please take your racist shit somewhere else"
Woods wrote:linguoboy wrote:Woods wrote:Yeah, I guess you have a point to make but you're asking people to be respectful while you're nothing like it. Learn to behave if you want people to discuss with you!
I don't see where awrui's been disrespectful. Maybe you wanted to hear "Please take your racist shit somewhere else"
haven't even expressed an opinion here.
Woods wrote:if all these languages have their equal rights to exist, then why not use Sámi instead of Saami? [...] I've been writing Sámi for the last ten years because I had read somewhere that this is the Sámi/Saami way to do it
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